Book of Remembrance

Morgan Academy Book of Remembrance for World War II

The Morgan Academy Former Pupils’ Association, with generous support from The Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee, commissioned the reproduction of the School’s Book of Remembrance for those who fell in the Second World War.

In 2001, the School (a grade A listed building) suffered a major fire which destroyed much of the building and its artefacts. The School, fortunately, has now been rebuilt and very successfully too.

The fire also claimed the School’s Book of Remembrance for The Fallen of World War II which was displayed in a cabinet in the vestibule. It was a work of art beautifully created by the Art Department in the 1950s; it was bound in dark blue goatskin and drawn in full colour and richly illuminated and gilded.

There was a page for each of the fallen – 102 from the School made the supreme sacrifice – all laid out in exactly the same design showing the branch of the service, then the name of the casualty followed by the years at the School and the circumstances of death. Each page also bore the badge of the appropriate service or regiment. (See list below)

The FP Association determined to reproduce the book. It proved a daunting task made particularly difficult by the fact no copy of the book existed. However, the team charged with the book’s re-creation bent to their task and the work was completed in time for a formal hand-over to take place at a rededication service held in the School on 9 November 2018.

List of The Fallen

Flt Lt Alexander Anderson, RAF                            Peter Anderson, Merchant Navy

Sgt Ronald Bain, RAF                                                John S Baird, Merchant Navy

Sgt Pilot David J S Balfour, RAF                            Pilot Officer George Baxter, RAF

Pilot Officer Alexander C Beattie, RAF               Flt Sgt James Bell, RAF

Lt Ronald J Birnie, Army Air Corps                       Sgt Edward Blacklaw, RAF

Surg Lt Lyon R Blair, Royal Navy                           Flt Sgt Hugh A A Bodin, RAF

Lt William H Bowie, The Black Watch                    Sgt George W Brown, RAF

Flt Sgt William Bruce, RAF                                      Henry D Buist, Merchant Navy

Flt Sgt Robert Charles, RAF                                  Flt Sgt Frederick Christie, RAF

Pilot Officer Ian P Clark, RAF                                

Bdr William G Connelly, Royal Artillery

Flt Sgt William H Cowman, RAF                               LAC James Craig, RAF

Lt Albert B Crockatt, Royal Engineers                Sgt Kenneth M Davidson, RAF

John T Dick, Merchant Navy                                    Cpl James B Duncan, RAF

LAC Albert B Elder, RAF                                          

Cpl John M B Falconer, The Black Watch

Pilot Officer T D Fotheringham, RAF                  Fl Officer Edward H Galloway, RAF

Alexander B Graham, Merchant Navy              

Flt Officer Alistair J Heathfield, RAF

Sgt Alistair A S Heggie, RAF                                 Pilot Officer Ronald L Hendry, RAF

Lt Robert S Hepburn, Royal Marines                 Flt Sgt Robert Herbert, RAF

CQMS Andrew T Hodge, The Black Watch        

 Ld Airman Harry Holman, Fleet Air Arm

Pilot Officer David J Hovell, RAF                        

Pilot Observer David G Hutchison, RAF

Pt Ronald E John, New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Flt Sgt Ronald S Johnstone, RAF

Pt John H Johnstone, The Royal Scots                Fl Officer Falconer M Kennedy, RAF

Lt Andrew D Latto, The Sikh Regiment                 Pilot Officer John D Lenaham, RAF

Flt Sgt David Livingston, RAF                                  Pilot Officer Victor Lowson, RAF

Sgt John C Macaulay, RAF                                        Cpt John Mason, Royal Artillery

Fl Officer Ronald S McAra, RAF                              Sgt Pilot Donald K McFarland, RAF

Wt Officer Douglas S McGregor, RAF                   Flt Lt George L S McHardy, RAF

Pilot Officer Donald T McLaren, RAF                    Sgt Colin S Menzies, RAF

Pt Thomas McNair, Seaforth Highlanders           ACM Robert C Millar, RAF

John C Moncur, Merchant Navy                             Pilot Officer John M Napier, RAF

Eng Officer Charles Paterson, Merchant Navy      

Sgt David C Pennycook, RAF

Sgt Pilot Archibald E Prain, RAF                              Flt Sgt Philip J R Pratt, RAF

Wt Officer Ernest Raeburn, South African Air Force  

Sgt Ernest Reid, Royal Artillery

Sgt Harry S Robertson, Royal Marines                 Sgt George S Rye, RAF

Flt Lt Ian W Saunders, RAF                                      

 L Sgt Arthur H Scofield, Royal Armoured Corps

Off Std Robert K Scott, Royal Navy                        

PO Lennox Scott, Royal Navy

L Bdr James A Shepherd, Royal Artillery                    

L Sgt George J C Simmie, Royal Engineers

Flt Sgt Hay G Simpson, RAF                                            

Ld Airman Charles F Sivewright, Fleet Air Arm

Lt James Smeaton, Fleet Air Arm                                  

Lt Sidney Smith, Seaforth Highlanders

Sgt Johnstone Stewart, RAF                                    

Pilot Officer Leonard S Stewart, RAF

Pt Frederick A Strachan, Army Air Corps            

Cpt Kenneth Strathearn, Airborne Forces

Pilot Officer George Summers, RAF                      

ACM Derek S Thomson, RAF

Rd Officer James Thornton, Royal Navy              

Tpr Ronald Todd, Royal Armoured Corps

Sgt Reginald G Tucker, RAF                                        

Tpr William J Tyrie, Royal Armoured Corps

Rmn Douglas H Walker, The Cameronians        

 Lt Archibald M Wallace, The Black Watch

Sgt Pilot Ian Wallace, RAF                                      

 Flt Sgt William G Warden, RAF

Sgt Bruce B Warren, RAF                                        

Sgt John Watson, Royal Army Service Corps

Fl Officer David Watson, RAF                                Lt Cecil L Watt, Royal Engineers

Sgt Pilot John Webb, RAF                                       Eng John T Wilson, Merchant Navy

Sgt Alexander D Wilson, RAF                                Fl Officer William R Woodcock, RAF

Sgt Ronald D Yeaman, RAF                                    Flt Lt Richard G Young, RAF.